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VCE Vocational Major Excursion - 24 October
Last week, the Year 11 VCE VM students went to the Springvale Park Special Development School to support the prep teachers in the classrooms. We had the chance to organise small-scale activities for the preppies, such as reading stories and building towers with blocks.
We especially enjoyed spending time relaxing and enjoying music with the lovely kids.
Nancy
Year 11 VCE Vocatoinal Major Student
Year 9 Camp - 25 October
Last month our Year 9 students and sixteen staff members embarked on a three-day camp to Marysville.
Look through the photos to see how fun they got up to!
Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP)
Last week we had Sister Brigid Arthur address Years 7 to 11 at two assemblies. She spoke passionately about her work with the Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project. Sister Brigid is a Brigidine nun and has been in the order for almost seventy years. She works tirelessly for the rights of asylum seekers in and out of detention centres. BASP supports two hundred and seventy people with housing and accommodation and a further sixty with financial assistance and food items. This requires donations of $120,000 per month which is extraordinary generosity and shows the incredible needs of the marginalised.
She told several stories of the people they have assisted in dire circumstances and inspired us all at Killester to take action in support. The fundraiser we have for Christmas is to collect items for BASP and we have a list of their needs below.
- Cooking Oil-500ml/or 1L
- Margarine
- Black tea bags
- Green tea
- Sweet biscuits
- Honey/Jam
- Instant noodles
- 1kg Sugar
- Cling wrap/Aluminium foil
- Men’s razors/Shaving cream
- Wettex type products
- Laundry powder
- Dishwashing detergent/Other cleaning products
Christmas extras including: nuts, dates, chocolates, lollies.
If you can please consider giving one of these items for your daughter to bring to school. It will be gratefully accepted by people who need some relief in this special period leading up to the hope of Christmas.
Classes have already brainstormed ideas on how to raise these goods. You can see the pride in the faces of the Year 8 students who have already filled their donation basket to overflowing.
Year 8 Activity Day - 3 November
Last week our Year 8 students had a day full of fun and engaging activities planned for them by Ms Timlin, Year 8 Student Leader and their Homeroom Teachers. It was a day for reflection, learning new skills, team building and forming stronger connections with each other.
They participated in Yoga, Just Dance, Boxing, Christmas bauble decorating, and African drumming!
It was wonderful to watch our students get involved in the various activities with so much enthusiasm throughout the day.
Student Leadership Election (2024) - 8 November
This week we saw our Year 7 -11 students gather to place their votes on Student Leadership for 2024.
Led by Ms Neville, our current Student Leadership Team set up the election room with polling booths.
Next year, our new 2024 Year 7 students will have an opportunity to vote for their Student Leadership Team after the Year 7 Camp in March.
We wish our candidates the best of luck and look forward to working alongside our Student Leadership Team for 2024!
Year 8 Art - 8 November
Our year 8 artists have recently completed their Terracotta Crazy Critters project. They are based on the student's individual designs.
The students had so much fun tapping into their imaginations and turning their visions into beautiful art pieces.
Ms. Pearson
Art Teacher
